Magneto-coupling.



C. BALOUGH.

MAGNETO COUPLING.

CATION FILED NOV-7 1 APPL 9l3. I 1,173,406. Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

M w W W M nn III wil .w llll lllhllil CHARLES BALOUGH, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE KELLY-SPRINGFIELD MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

MAGNETO-COUPLING.

Application filed November 7, 1913.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I. CHARLES BALOUGH, a citizen of Austria-Hungary, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in Magneto-Coushaft and magneto, and at the same time provide for easily and readily timing the magneto.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is an end view of the magneto and coupling, showing the driving shaft in section. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same with a portion of the coupling shown in section. Fig. 3 is a detail of one of the coupling pins.

Like parts are represented by similar characters of reference throughout the several views.

In the said drawings, 1 represents a driving shaft which may be driven in any suitable manner from the engine. Fixed on the end of this shaft is a disk 2, the periphery of which is provided with a series of teeth to form notches or serrations 3. Connected to the shaft of the magneto, represented by 7 is a yoke 4, the oppositely-arranged arms of which are provided with laterally-projecting perforated portions 4 in which are snugly fitting pins 6, which pins may be held in position in said arms by a locking device in' the nature of a spring wire 8, the ends of which extend through perforations in said arms and also perforations 6 in the respective pins. The ends of these pins are of a flattened or V-shape, as indicated --at 6", the point of the flattened or V-shaped portion being rounded as indicated at 6.'

In operation, the shaft 1 is connected to the magneto shaft by causing the pins to engage the notches of the disk 2. By reason of the play which the pins will have in the notches owing to the rounded shape of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

Serial No. 799,796.

end of said pins, any lack of alinement between the driving and magneto shafts will have no effect upon the bearings for said shafts. By removing the locking device 8 and raising the pins, they may be readily shifted from one notch to another for the purpose of timing the magneto.

By this construction it will be seen that there is devised a coupling which readily compensates for any lackv of alinement between the shafts and by which adjustment may be very readily and quickly made for the urpose of timing the magneto.

aving thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a coupling of the character described, a driving shaft member, a driven shaft member substantially in alinement therewith, a circular member secured to one of said shaft members having serrated teeth,

pins slidably connected with the other shaft.

member and having curved'inner surfaces at the extremities thereof, and means for securing saidpins against vertical movement for the purpose specified.

2. In a coupling of the character described,'a driving shaft, a driven shaft in substantial alinement therewith, a circular ,member on one of said shafts, a yoke-shaped member on the other shaft, pins slidably mounted in said yoke-shaped member adapt ed to engage said circular member, and a slidable member for holding said pins with- }in Said yoke member, for the purpose speci- 3. In a coupling of the character de-,

scribed, a driving shaft, a driven shaft in substantial alinement therewith, a disk seand pins, respectively, to hold said pins in,

position.

- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand thls 30th day of October, 1913.

CHARLES BALOUGH,

Witnesses:

CHAS. I. WELcH, Es'rmm E. PFEIFER. 

